Systems & Policy
Years after promising accommodations, Illinois prisons still leave people waiting
People in Illinois prisons can identify what they need, request accommodations, and still wait years if they receive them at all.
Systems & Policy
Education
Special education gaps are pushing CPS students from school to school. Can the school board fix it?
A Hegewisch mom, whose son is only in kindergarten and in his third school, wants answers. Here’s who’s accountable when CPS falls short on special education services and what the next school board can fix.
Education
Get ready to vote: Your guide to the school board election on the South and Far South Side
You asked, and we answered. Here’s all the information South Siders need to prepare for Election Day and be heard in the 2026 Chicago Board of Education election.
Systems & Policy
Families searching for loved ones missing from a South Suburban cemetery are losing the resources to help.
Sixteen years after a scandal desecrated thousands of graves at Burr Oak Cemetery, the official resources built to help families find their missing loved ones have vanished. What's left for families still searching are the volunteers who refuse to let them search alone.